PUMAs, Don’t Nader the Election!

nader2.jpgUnless your pretty deep into following convention news you may not have heard of PUMAs, which stands for Party Unity My Ass. This is a group of Hillary Clinton supporters who range in their assertions everywhere from “I want to vote to nominate Hillary at the Democratic National Convention and you can’t tell me not to,” all the way to “The Obama camp cheated it’s way into the nomination and I am voting for McCain.”

So, okay. I have a deep love for Hillary Clinton, too. But dear people, dear PUMAs, this is not reasonable. I understand it’s hard to get past the fact that Hillary is not the nominee, but she’s just not, K? Let’s stand back and take a look at all that anger and disgruntledness you are sending out into the world. Is it productive or constructive? You may argue that is is, but what EXACTLY are your hoped for outcomes? That Hillary will magically become viable once again as a candidate? NEWSFLASH! Time moves in one direction: forward. It’s hard to accept, but it’s true. Letting go can be cathartic. Think about it. And I’ll suggest an alternative response other than protests and pissed-off rhetoric: Turn all that energy toward letting the Obama camp know exactly what you wanted from Hillary. Let the Obama camp know that you hillary.jpgnow demand it of them in exchange for your support, which I further agree should not be automatically claimed or assumed without listening to you.

And PUMAs? Can I appeal to your logical, sane side for a moment? If you don’t knock it off, you may be screwing up getting a Democrat into office. You may be throwing the election to the Republicans. LIKE NADER DID. I am not a Democrat. I am a card-carrying member of the Green Party. However, even I can grasp that I do not want McCain elected for the simple reason that, of the things I do want from the POTUS, Obama is closer than McCain. Can you get there? Can you get there soon? Promise you’ll try before November, K? Thx!

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August 26, 2008 | Filed Under Election '08 

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One Response to “PUMAs, Don’t Nader the Election!”

  1. Linda on August 30th, 2008 3:02 pm

    The PUMAs say they are Democratic Hillary supporters, but they don’t sound like Democrats to me. I think they may be a radical branch of the Republican Party trying to pull off a covert action.

    Unfortunately for them, their disguises are slipping. I can see those tiger tails whipping back and forth excitedly beneath the sheepskins hastily thrown over them.

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